[ Marianne's hunch about heading off Hilda's worries at the pass is a good call. The adductions had been all consuming, but Hilda is positive — certain in fact — that she would know if Marianne had been here sooner, but a small voice of doubt suggests otherwise. She can't even bear to think about her having gone through anything that they had just experienced and she's quick to fold the thought away as her friend's arms wrap around her.
Funnily enough, with everything she's feeling, she can't help but feel mildly horrified at the thought that Marianne had spent several days at the outpost. She pulls back from the comforting space that is Marianne's embrace only just to look at her. ]
No, don't be silly, you couldn't have known. I should have been coming to check just in case. [ Now she understands why Claude makes the trek all the way out there every so often just in case. A flicker of her usual self appears in her gaze. ] We need to get you to the baths immediately! All of the sand took weeks for me to get out of my hair, of course we'll have to get you new clothes too. I'm sure there's something I could rustle up for you that aren't those military fatigues.
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[ Marianne's hunch about heading off Hilda's worries at the pass is a good call. The adductions had been all consuming, but Hilda is positive — certain in fact — that she would know if Marianne had been here sooner, but a small voice of doubt suggests otherwise. She can't even bear to think about her having gone through anything that they had just experienced and she's quick to fold the thought away as her friend's arms wrap around her.
Funnily enough, with everything she's feeling, she can't help but feel mildly horrified at the thought that Marianne had spent several days at the outpost. She pulls back from the comforting space that is Marianne's embrace only just to look at her. ]
No, don't be silly, you couldn't have known. I should have been coming to check just in case. [ Now she understands why Claude makes the trek all the way out there every so often just in case. A flicker of her usual self appears in her gaze. ] We need to get you to the baths immediately! All of the sand took weeks for me to get out of my hair, of course we'll have to get you new clothes too. I'm sure there's something I could rustle up for you that aren't those military fatigues.